Travel Landslide shuts down part of N.C.’s Nantahala River to rafters ahead of holiday weekend August 29, 2019Karen Chávez, Asheville Citizen TimesComments Off on Landslide shuts down part of N.C.’s Nantahala River to rafters ahead of holiday weekend The U.S. Forest Service has closed the Nantahala River to all commercial rafting and kayaking operations due to dangerous conditions from a landslide.